The Washington critic., 1887-10-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

while still alive, II he discontinue
those efforts which give him promi.
nence Here, for Instance, Is Joseph
Cook. A few years ago the newspa.
pers were publishing his lectures, his
books were having rapid sale. and he
was also In demand as lecturer at
800 night. AT present, however,
one hears but very little Of the man.
Bret Harte has also dropped out Of
sight. A few years ago he was well
known as lecturer. and his writings
were widely read, but now he is living
In foreign land. and his name is
rarely mentioned. j. NJ. Bailey, once
noted as the funny man of the Danbury
Nens, has likewise dropped out of
sight, and he Is living In retire.
ment, his attention being engaged
by domestic duties Of painful
character. So In the case OF John
Foord, formerly editor of the New
York Times He is now doing literary
work, but since his retirement from
the editorial chair of an important
daily he inevitably loses his former
distinction. Manton Marble and Wm.
II. Hurlbert, both once leading editors,
have also dropped out of sight. Mast,
who once was admired by the Nation,
being no longer on Hdrpor's, has van.
ished from view In sudden and inex-
plicable manner. His cartoons were
at one time the first thing one looked at
In Hdrper's, but now their place is so
well supplied that they are not missed.
Who would have thought that this
could ever have been said of Mast
Theodore Tilton. also, at one time was
q power In tho land, and his lecture
tours were worth from 81, 900 to S., 900
q season, In addition to his salary as
editor Of the Independent; but who
hears of him now2 1t Is a sad thing
that such men should disappear from
sight, and yet II they lose their hold on
the public how quickly they 60 down!
W.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
were to have made q brief call on Mrs.
Hendricks at indianapolis and to have
lunched with Mrs, Mcdonald, but the
former had an elaborate spread for
them 10 which they could not be indf.
ferent, and within half an hour they
were obliged to lunch again with Mrs.
Mcdonald. And thus, says the New
York Grdphic, Is continued struggle
between the amiable ladies which has
been going on good many years, and
the woman In politics continues to DO
more conspicuous In Indianapolis than
anywhere else. Mrs. Hendricks and
Mrs. McDonald-the latter as noted for
her beauty as the former is for her
shrewdness and ability-have never
fraternized, and their personal
differences have been shared to
n considerable extent by the society
of the City and State. Indeed,
the woman in politics has always been
more or less conspicuous In this coun.
try, though more especially so of late
years. The wife of Andrew Jackson
was the innocent cause of many differ
ences among Democrats. Salmon p.
Chase had not an ADLER supporter, and
had few with more influence, than his
daughter, Mrs. Sprague. Mrs. Hayes
was credited with being the larger
half OF the Presidential Administra.
tion, while her husband occupied Mr..
Tilden's seat, and Mrs. Logan was an
inspiration to her husband, the General,
greater than all other influences com.
bined. The case OF Mrs. Cleveland
need not be quoted. 1t speaks for
itself In every newspaper, and Is espe-
cially prominent just now.
-.
AT what time should the word bride
cease to be applied2" am informed,
says contributor TO the Chicago Mail,
by lady who has herself been bride,
and whose social status makes her au-
thority, that at the end of the first year
of married life the word bride Is to be
dropped. This is also corroborated by
common sense. Some of the Chicago
newspapers, however. persist in refer
ring to Mrs. Cleveland as bride, and
some of them will doubtless call her a
bride when she reaches the city. There
are some who are of opinion that the
word "bride" should be applied until
maternity. But second thought will
show this to be absurd. The poet
Rogers was at reception where young
people were In the majority. Some
one asked him at what age woman
ceased to be attractive. The answer
was: when she ceases to be O
mother"
~.
1t Is hard to believe, says correspon
dent, that Aimee, who died few days
ago, was almost so years old; yet SHIT
was born In Lyons In 1888. She pre-
served her youth and health In mar
velous manner. Her complexion wa
clear and smooth, like Mrs. Langtry's
She had round, full face, with pro
nounced features, strong white teeth
and cold gray eyes. She was tenn
perate and very careful and dainty
about her toilet. She kept no maid
She used to bathe her feet In cologne
after walk, and to change her stock
ings with every change of costume
Her stockings cost about 50 pair, and
she wore out five dozen pairs year
AS consequence, her feet were n,
pink and white as an Infants. She
wore n $40 corset with every dress
and had a man, servant to lace hei
corsets up. AS to her disposition
and tastes, here Is something
from her own lips, conlded I,
a Chicago reporter years ago, II
her days of triumph; II like the
society of ladies', aud especially OF
gentlemen. am full of impulses very
eccentric and sometimes unreasonable,
! get angry, and like everybody else
l Lam often sad and low spirited; but
after all, ! am not sure that am un
happy, for l have every reasonable